to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
question; inquiry; enquiry
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
of course; certainly; naturally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
unveiling; debut; introduction
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...